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The QC, Vol. 79, No. 07 • October 22, 1992

1992_10_22_p001

QUAKERCAMPUS
Volume LXXIX. Number 7 a3 ^J October 22. 1992
*,
Volume LXXIX, Number 7
October 22,1992
Retention Remains
in 80th Percentile
by Andy Markowitz
QC Staff Writer
According to Registrar Gerald Adams, 82.4
percent of last year's freshmen returned this fall.
This marks the third year in a row that the rate
has been in the 80th percentile.
Whittier has a lower retention rate than
Occidental and Pomona Colleges. Occidental
has a retention rate of 86 percent and Pomona
had 99 percent of last year's freshmen return,
according to officials from both colleges.
Whittier's four-year retention rate was lower
than Occidental's. Of all the students who started
at Whittierin the fall of 1988,48 percent received
degrees in 1992. Occidental's rate for the same
time span was 68.7 percent. Pomona bases its
statistics on a five-year rate. 88 percent of
Pomona's students receive degrees five years
after starting their freshman year.
Retention is tabulated by Whittier, Pomona,
and Occidental in a similar manner. Freshman/
sophomore retention is the number of freshmen
in a given year compared to the number of
sophomores the following year, Adams said.
The retention rates of all the area schools
have remained fairly stable, according to Nina
Ellerman, Associate Director of Public Affairs at
Pomona College.
"(Retention rates) have been increasing over
the past few years, but in the last decade have
never left the 80th percentile," Ellerman said.
Minority students comprise 37 percent ofthe
student body, according to Adams. Twenty
percent are African-American, 12 percent are
Asian, 4 percent are Hispanic and 1 percent is
Native American.
Please see RETENTION pg. 6
Furman Modifies Verdict Making
McGlynn Resignation Voluntary
McGlynn Has Chosen to Remain in Office, Will Comply With Sanctions
By Marce D. Scarbrough
QC Managing Editor
On Thursday, Oct. 17 a final
decision was reached on the appeal
of ASWC President Kevin McGlynn.
According to McGlynn the appeal
modified the original verdict making
his resignation from office voluntary.
'The resignation is not part of
the decision," said McGlynn in an
interview with QC News Editor
Michele Apostolos. "They modifies
my sanctions to allow me to continue
on as ASWC president if I chose."
Although the resignation is
voluntary, McGlynn mentioned that
seven sanctions would go into effect
if he did not resign. When asked to
talk about what those sanctions
were, McGlynn said social and
disciplinary probation were
elements, but declined to elaborate
any further. During the same
interview he also announced his
intention to stay on as ASWC
president.
The decision by Wendy Furman,
Interim Dean of Faculty, brings to
an end the controversy which
surrounded McGlynn's actions at the
Showboat Amusement Park on Sept.
8 during a freshman orientation
event. McGlynn, along with three
other members of BOG were accused
of drunken behavior and disorderly
conduct.
The action was brought before
a hearing board, which according
to Steve Gothold, Dean of College
Life, is the usual process whenever
there is a dispute over whether an
incident actually occurred, or when
there is the potential for severe
sanctions. The other three
members of BOG received sentences
of community service and Campus
Safety ride alongs. McGlynn was
the only member asked to resign
from office.
He appealed his case to Gothold,
and Wendy Furman was chosen to
hear the appeal.
"I was chosen because of all the
members of the administration, I
was the least conversant with Kevin
or the elements ofthe case." Furman
said. "I'm a new administrator, I
have no ties to BOG and I've never
had Kevin in a class."
When asked her thoughts on
the decision of the hearing board,
Furman said, "I have no comment,
but to some extent my opinion is
embodied in the decision."
Both Gothold and Furman
declined to elaborate on the specifics
of McGlynn's case or on the appeal,
citing the need for confidentiality
and student privacy concerns over
the Buckley Amendment, a federal
law designed to protect the privacy
of a student's record. However,
Gothold said, "We make every effort
to make hearing board decisions
confidential for the benefit of
everyone. The student who is^
accused has the right to go public
with it, but we cannot and will not
comment."
After the appeal was announced,
McGlynn criticized the hearing
board process, questioning whether
Gothold might not be out to force
him from office. "The dean's
discretion in a case can be arbitrary
and abusive," he said. "I think this
incident was blown out of
proportion."
He went on to question the
legitimacy of a judicial process that
was not outlined in the Student
Handbook. Gothold stated that all
regulatory documents are currently
being reviewed, and it is possible
that a paragraph will be added to
the handbook to further explain the
appeal process. When asked if this
action might be a result of the
McGlynn case, he replied, "No
comment."
The Student Handbook does
have an entire section dealing with
the issue of appeals. It gives the
Please see APPEAL pg. 6
BOG Members Respond
to Appeal Decision
Petitions Circulated to Urge Recall Vote
by Camille Wilson
Assistant News Editor
Several BOG members criticized the disciplinary action
mandated by the Appeals Board
in response to ASWC President
Kevin McGlynn's appeal.
Off-campus Representative
Dave Jarvis questioned the
Hearing Board's qualifications
to cast judgment on McGlynn.
"On this campus there are
maybe only 20 people who know
the full story. It is not their
place to make judgment on what
he (McGlynn) should do," he
said.
"They have the right to
make punishments," he continued, "but they don't have the
right to kick him off BOG because he is an elected officer
and only students have the right
to remove him."
Jarvis also said that the
appellate decision is slightly
better than the original decision of the board. " In the first
decision, the board was out of
bounds, the second decision is
more fair because it is punitive", he stated.
Please see BOG pg. 6
by Adam Webster
QC Editor-in-Chief
In response to the recent
events of the Hearing Board
and Appeals Board, and the
subsequent requests by BOG
and others that only students
be allowed to recall an elected
officer, two students have
circulated a petition to take
the matter to a recall vote for
President Kevin McGlynn.
As of yesterday at 8 p.m.,
junior Michelle Fischler and
senior Anne Massey had
collected about 113
signatures, Massey said.
For a recall vote, 174
signatures are needed.
Massey said that she had
asked about 40 people to sign
her draft of the petition and
23 had signed it. Those that
declined, according to Massey,
did so silently, while those that
signed said words to the effect
of being glad that there was
student initiative.
Massey said that besides
showing initiative she started
the petition because, "We can't
have someone representing
the school that is not living up
to the same standards that we
as students are expected to
live up to."
Fischler said, "I had heard
input from many students
that the students themselves
should do something about the
decision made by the Hearing
Board but I saw no actual
petition. So, I decided to start
one myself."
Once the signatures are
obtained, the two will combine
their efforts and turn in the
petition to BOG and Steve
Gothold and wait for the vote
to be held. Massey said she
was unsure how long it would
take to get the vote after the
petitions were submitted.
What's Inside: A Useful Guide to the Quaker Campus
News
McGlynn Speaks
ASWC President Kevin
McGlynn shares his thoughts
on the verdict, its
consequences and the Dean
of College Life. pp. 4-5
Viewpoint
President Bush
Students debate whether
George Bush deserves four
more years in the White House.
His foreign policy and
"waffling" are covered . p. 3
Features
Whittier Bike Race
Last Sunday, the Annual
Whittier Grand Prix was held
in Uptown Whittier. Karen
Whitehouse gives her
observations p. 8
A&E
"Abundance" Review
Beth Henley's "Abundance"
is filled with dark twists of
fate and lost dreams. Megan
Hobza reviews the college's
production, p. 12
Sports
Men's Soccer Wins
The Poet men's soccer team
beat Pomona for the first
time in eight years. The 1-
0 victory was their second
straight shutout, p. 16

QUAKERCAMPUS
Volume LXXIX. Number 7 a3 ^J October 22. 1992
*,
Volume LXXIX, Number 7
October 22,1992
Retention Remains
in 80th Percentile
by Andy Markowitz
QC Staff Writer
According to Registrar Gerald Adams, 82.4
percent of last year's freshmen returned this fall.
This marks the third year in a row that the rate
has been in the 80th percentile.
Whittier has a lower retention rate than
Occidental and Pomona Colleges. Occidental
has a retention rate of 86 percent and Pomona
had 99 percent of last year's freshmen return,
according to officials from both colleges.
Whittier's four-year retention rate was lower
than Occidental's. Of all the students who started
at Whittierin the fall of 1988,48 percent received
degrees in 1992. Occidental's rate for the same
time span was 68.7 percent. Pomona bases its
statistics on a five-year rate. 88 percent of
Pomona's students receive degrees five years
after starting their freshman year.
Retention is tabulated by Whittier, Pomona,
and Occidental in a similar manner. Freshman/
sophomore retention is the number of freshmen
in a given year compared to the number of
sophomores the following year, Adams said.
The retention rates of all the area schools
have remained fairly stable, according to Nina
Ellerman, Associate Director of Public Affairs at
Pomona College.
"(Retention rates) have been increasing over
the past few years, but in the last decade have
never left the 80th percentile," Ellerman said.
Minority students comprise 37 percent ofthe
student body, according to Adams. Twenty
percent are African-American, 12 percent are
Asian, 4 percent are Hispanic and 1 percent is
Native American.
Please see RETENTION pg. 6
Furman Modifies Verdict Making
McGlynn Resignation Voluntary
McGlynn Has Chosen to Remain in Office, Will Comply With Sanctions
By Marce D. Scarbrough
QC Managing Editor
On Thursday, Oct. 17 a final
decision was reached on the appeal
of ASWC President Kevin McGlynn.
According to McGlynn the appeal
modified the original verdict making
his resignation from office voluntary.
'The resignation is not part of
the decision," said McGlynn in an
interview with QC News Editor
Michele Apostolos. "They modifies
my sanctions to allow me to continue
on as ASWC president if I chose."
Although the resignation is
voluntary, McGlynn mentioned that
seven sanctions would go into effect
if he did not resign. When asked to
talk about what those sanctions
were, McGlynn said social and
disciplinary probation were
elements, but declined to elaborate
any further. During the same
interview he also announced his
intention to stay on as ASWC
president.
The decision by Wendy Furman,
Interim Dean of Faculty, brings to
an end the controversy which
surrounded McGlynn's actions at the
Showboat Amusement Park on Sept.
8 during a freshman orientation
event. McGlynn, along with three
other members of BOG were accused
of drunken behavior and disorderly
conduct.
The action was brought before
a hearing board, which according
to Steve Gothold, Dean of College
Life, is the usual process whenever
there is a dispute over whether an
incident actually occurred, or when
there is the potential for severe
sanctions. The other three
members of BOG received sentences
of community service and Campus
Safety ride alongs. McGlynn was
the only member asked to resign
from office.
He appealed his case to Gothold,
and Wendy Furman was chosen to
hear the appeal.
"I was chosen because of all the
members of the administration, I
was the least conversant with Kevin
or the elements ofthe case." Furman
said. "I'm a new administrator, I
have no ties to BOG and I've never
had Kevin in a class."
When asked her thoughts on
the decision of the hearing board,
Furman said, "I have no comment,
but to some extent my opinion is
embodied in the decision."
Both Gothold and Furman
declined to elaborate on the specifics
of McGlynn's case or on the appeal,
citing the need for confidentiality
and student privacy concerns over
the Buckley Amendment, a federal
law designed to protect the privacy
of a student's record. However,
Gothold said, "We make every effort
to make hearing board decisions
confidential for the benefit of
everyone. The student who is^
accused has the right to go public
with it, but we cannot and will not
comment."
After the appeal was announced,
McGlynn criticized the hearing
board process, questioning whether
Gothold might not be out to force
him from office. "The dean's
discretion in a case can be arbitrary
and abusive," he said. "I think this
incident was blown out of
proportion."
He went on to question the
legitimacy of a judicial process that
was not outlined in the Student
Handbook. Gothold stated that all
regulatory documents are currently
being reviewed, and it is possible
that a paragraph will be added to
the handbook to further explain the
appeal process. When asked if this
action might be a result of the
McGlynn case, he replied, "No
comment."
The Student Handbook does
have an entire section dealing with
the issue of appeals. It gives the
Please see APPEAL pg. 6
BOG Members Respond
to Appeal Decision
Petitions Circulated to Urge Recall Vote
by Camille Wilson
Assistant News Editor
Several BOG members criticized the disciplinary action
mandated by the Appeals Board
in response to ASWC President
Kevin McGlynn's appeal.
Off-campus Representative
Dave Jarvis questioned the
Hearing Board's qualifications
to cast judgment on McGlynn.
"On this campus there are
maybe only 20 people who know
the full story. It is not their
place to make judgment on what
he (McGlynn) should do," he
said.
"They have the right to
make punishments," he continued, "but they don't have the
right to kick him off BOG because he is an elected officer
and only students have the right
to remove him."
Jarvis also said that the
appellate decision is slightly
better than the original decision of the board. " In the first
decision, the board was out of
bounds, the second decision is
more fair because it is punitive", he stated.
Please see BOG pg. 6
by Adam Webster
QC Editor-in-Chief
In response to the recent
events of the Hearing Board
and Appeals Board, and the
subsequent requests by BOG
and others that only students
be allowed to recall an elected
officer, two students have
circulated a petition to take
the matter to a recall vote for
President Kevin McGlynn.
As of yesterday at 8 p.m.,
junior Michelle Fischler and
senior Anne Massey had
collected about 113
signatures, Massey said.
For a recall vote, 174
signatures are needed.
Massey said that she had
asked about 40 people to sign
her draft of the petition and
23 had signed it. Those that
declined, according to Massey,
did so silently, while those that
signed said words to the effect
of being glad that there was
student initiative.
Massey said that besides
showing initiative she started
the petition because, "We can't
have someone representing
the school that is not living up
to the same standards that we
as students are expected to
live up to."
Fischler said, "I had heard
input from many students
that the students themselves
should do something about the
decision made by the Hearing
Board but I saw no actual
petition. So, I decided to start
one myself."
Once the signatures are
obtained, the two will combine
their efforts and turn in the
petition to BOG and Steve
Gothold and wait for the vote
to be held. Massey said she
was unsure how long it would
take to get the vote after the
petitions were submitted.
What's Inside: A Useful Guide to the Quaker Campus
News
McGlynn Speaks
ASWC President Kevin
McGlynn shares his thoughts
on the verdict, its
consequences and the Dean
of College Life. pp. 4-5
Viewpoint
President Bush
Students debate whether
George Bush deserves four
more years in the White House.
His foreign policy and
"waffling" are covered . p. 3
Features
Whittier Bike Race
Last Sunday, the Annual
Whittier Grand Prix was held
in Uptown Whittier. Karen
Whitehouse gives her
observations p. 8
A&E
"Abundance" Review
Beth Henley's "Abundance"
is filled with dark twists of
fate and lost dreams. Megan
Hobza reviews the college's
production, p. 12
Sports
Men's Soccer Wins
The Poet men's soccer team
beat Pomona for the first
time in eight years. The 1-
0 victory was their second
straight shutout, p. 16